Package de.tum.cit.ase.editor.tools

Class ToolManager

java.lang.Object

de.tum.cit.ase.editor.tools.ToolManager

public class ToolManager
extends Object

The ToolManager class provides utility methods for managing tools.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ToolManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends Tool> void	freeTool(T toolObject)	Frees a tool by returning it to the object pool.
static <T extends EditorTool> T	getTool(Class<T> toolClass, TileTypes[][] grid, Canvas canvas)	Retrieves an instance of the specified tool class using a generic type parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ToolManager

public ToolManager()

Method Details

getTool

public static <T extends EditorTool> T getTool(Class<T> toolClass,
 TileTypes[][] grid,
 Canvas canvas)

Retrieves an instance of the specified tool class using a generic type parameter.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the tool class

Parameters:

toolClass - the class of the tool to retrieve an instance of

grid - the 2D array representing the grid

canvas - the canvas to associate the tool instance with

Returns:

an instance of the specified tool class

freeTool

public static <T extends Tool> void freeTool(T toolObject)

Frees a tool by returning it to the object pool.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the tool object

Parameters:

toolObject - the tool object to free